Review of Good Newwz . . .

Review of Good Newwz . . .

Raj Mehta's debut feature film Good Newwz brings Good News for the Bollywood year end. An urban comedy film which is pure commerical cinema likable by both class and mass audiences. Multiplex audiences will have fun in these holidays of Christmas. Last week Dabangg 3 roared at single screens but this week Good Newwz is also opening so well because of presence of Akshay Kumar who is nowadays becoming hot favorite for both class and mass. As i heard the reviews which were mostly positive and it will help the film to get the audiences with word of mouth.
When trailer released i really didn't like it honestly. First i thought the topic is so overrated so it's not going to be my cup of tea. From the trailer it seemed nonsense forced comedy film.  I have been watching all the films of Akki in theatres since 2006 mostly on the very first day but for the first time i thought i shall read reviews then will go. So on Friday i read reviews of it and decided to watch it finally.
Story of two couples having medical problem of becoming parents and both of them are having same surname Batra. Then they consult a Doctor Joshi and he suggest them one theory to become parents. I don't know the name of treatment. Mr. & Mrs. Joshi (Adil Hussain & Tisca Chopra) both are running this hospital but unfortunately in the cases of Batras they are committing one mistake. Due to same surnames their sperms which they have taken for the treatment is used for each others rather than own and then twist occurred. This kind of soft but hilarious story Good Newwz is carrying.
For me it's an adult comedy film not because it does have the story of couples talk about the sex and getting pregnant but it has some double meaning dialogues and scenes which makes it quite adult comedy. Some people find it common or we can say acceptable but some like me can not call it a family pack entertainment. Yes couples will definitely enjoy this film and specially it will be great treat for the newely married couples.
It has ordinary story but what works here is dialogues and engaging screenplay. What kind of Ayushmann Khurrana films are nowadays engaging this one is similar. Short in length, qualitative writing, spectacular performances and specially unusual subject. Mixture of all these is what served in Good Newwz.
Raj Mehta's execution is appropriate for this subject i must say it's one of the finest comedy films in which i laughed so much nowadays. I don't watch generally adult comedy but this one doesn't fall in that nonsense genre. It was nice fun ride. Nice debut in feature with this commercial stuff. Good luck to Raj Mehta Sir.
Inspite of having some adult scenes still it has some really good sensible comedy scenes specially entry scene of Diljit Dosanj, followed by Akki's arguments with Kareena, Akki and Kareena visiting Adil Hussain in hospital, when Dilji and Kiara comes to Akki's home it is really funny scene and also one of the finest scene is when Kareena explains Akki about the being pregnant here writing is terrific. Overall it's very engaging show.
Kiara Advani has less to do but suits in the role of wife of Diljit and plays her part so well.
Diljit is mind blowing here and from his entry he steals the show. I never expected that he's going to be this much fine in comedy roles. What kind of crazy sikh guy Akki played in Singh Is King here Diljit is playing with that level of madness. Hilarious dialogues he is speaking and specially when he is called to the hospital for telling the mistake there he is doing extremely good. It was really fun to watch him. Hatz off.
Kareena Kapoor Khan is always been my favorite since Jab We Met or Tashan. I thought she might not get into the role for this film but i was so wrong because she is fantastic here. Very natural and classy performance. I didn't like her last film Veerey Di Wedding but here i loved her the most. She's damn amazing and still looks very beautiful and super sexy. In her initial films she wasn't doing great or remarkable but later what a drastic change in her Acting which can be seen in Jab We Met or Tashan or Bodyguard. She proved herself finest actress.
Nowadays Akshay Kumar is doing so well in terms of successful films. He always used to do multi releases since 90s but that time unfortunately he was not giving back to back hits like Khans so couldn't become superstar at that time but as we all know "Sabka Ek Time Hona" this is his golden time. His last two films Mission Mangal & Houseful 4 entered in 200cr club and in terms of Box-Office collection he's becoming a strong competitor for Khans specially Salman Khan. Salman Bhai in last decade delivered extraordinary figures at Box-Office and became most bankable and profitable superstar and now Akki is also on the same way of back to back hits. I wish he may achieve a lot success ahead. He is also becoming crowd puller nowadays and families prefer to enjoy his films. If word of mouth works then it will also be very successful mainly because it will not have any big competition in coming two weeks till Ajay's Tanhaji so it has very good chances to become super hit.
I didn't like the Houseful 4 and not even it was up to the mark franchisee but here Akki has done superb job. One is subject and secondly his performance is very nice not the best but what kind of role play this film needed Akki justified it. We all are aware about the comic timing of Akki. Post Govinda he's my most fav Hero who is having immensely good sense of comedy. In some scenes of Good Newwz he reminded me of his earlier comedy films where he used to made me laugh a lot.
Overall it was very nice fun watch for year end. I'm happy that 2019 is going to end with this kind of commercial hit.
My Ratings
3.6/5.
--- by Harsh Desai Filmy . . .

Review of Pati Patni Aur Woh . . .

Review of Pati Patni Aur Woh . . .

Story set in small town with some romance, family drama and comedy with low budget is the new formula to make a profitable film. Be it Badhai Ho, Luka Chuppi or Bala or any recently released in past few years all achieved success and people also liked it.

Happy Bhag Jayegi fame director Mudassar Aziz is back with another romantic comedy which is remake of classic film Pati Patni Aur Woh. He made it in modern way. Nowadays most of comedy films are incomplete without adding sex into the dialogues and which doesn't make it a proper family pack film. I believe nowadays families have become more open so the films too but i belong to that Rajshri production's family drama which is pure family pack without a single use of bad words or any sexual scene. I can't label this film a pure family pack but yes it can be enjoyed with your friends, wife & WOH (if you have).

Jokes apart it's one more soft entertaining stuff coming from Kartik Aryan who is doing these type of films from starting. He never did any other genre's film but he is good in this.

It's small town setup telling the story of Chintu Tyagi (Kartik Aryan) who is living in Kanpur with his wife who was Vedika Tripathi (Bhumi Pednekar) before marriage and post marriage they call each other Tyagi ji & Tripathi ji. Chintu Tyagi is working in PWD and regarding one project he meets Tapasya Singh (Ananya Panday) and meeting after meeting Tyagi ji is trying to get closer to her. Actually he doesn't love her not even he is seeking for sex but whatever Tapsya said good words about laughter, mustache, Kanpur etc he is happy to hear all these which he did not hear from his wife in 3 years of married life. Fortunately or unfortunately his best friend Faheem Rizvi (Aparshakti Khurrana) also working in the same office with him who lends support to him for hiding things in front of his wife & some twists and turns and lies the story goes on in funny way.

This kind of stories i have watched many times in past. Most of Govinda's films used to have similar situations as his character used to have two ladies. Akshay Kumar's Garam Masala also one of the best film in this sub category of affair comedy. Kapil Sharma also did similar film when he debuted on big screen. Whatever i watched in 90s or later they were pure comedy where no vulgarity was seen. nowadays audiences are modern so film makers are more interested in showing what really audiences want to see. Well that's not the issue if film is adultery i just wrote my thoughts on pure family pack film & modern family film.

As the story goes on there are many funny scenes sprinkled with humorous dialogues or wordings which sometimes work but sometimes doesn't work at all. Writing work is fine they tried to add as much humor as they could specially in dialogues of Tyagi's bestie Rizvi he is again after Luka Chuppi in the supporting role of being Hero's friend. In many scenes he is fabulous but seems repetitive. Like his brother he is ultimately talented. His comic timing is extremely good.

Direction well handled job by Mudassar Aziz liked several scenes such as Bhumi's breakdown scene when she comes to know about the extra marital  affair hee husband, Aparshakti's advice scene to Kartik, When Mausa Ji comes home and Kartik's sarcastic jokes brilliant writing, One flirty student who is fan of charm of Bhumi and he tells her that she looking like Kareena Kapoor, That guy Rakesh Yadav's all scenes are superbly executed and creates laughter moments.

Cinematography of Kanpur is quite nice, Music is okayish kinda one remake song Ankhiyon Se Goli Maare comes in end credits. Overall casting is fine. Cameo of Sunny Singh, Kriti Sanon shines.

Performances by Aparshakti Khurrana already said he's superb and steals the show. Rajesh Sharma had very little to do, That student is superb, now coming to the lead Kartik Aryan is good he looks Kanpuriya with mustache look and shines in many scenes but somewhere i found accent of UP missing not all the time but somewhere. He is good performer and did this type of roles earlier so nothing was challenging for him.

Ananya Panday is very fine in her innocent role, she reminds me of Katrina Kaif in starting phase where he had only simple dialogues to speak and nothing more efforts required for the given role WOH and she does it with an ease.

Who is the show stealer is Bhumi Pednekar as PATNI Vedika Tripathi Tyagi. She has done commendable job. From her entry to end credit of acting goes to her. She shine out among three leads. She looks damn sexy in Saree. Hatz off to costume designer for keeping hotness alive inspite of being a PATNI she beats the WOH here. Very stunning look and dialogues are way better than others. When she entered in Bollywood with Dum Laga Ke Haisha i never thought she's gonna rule like this. Lots of love and respect for her performance.

At the end i would conclude that it's a quite romantic comedy drama can be enjoyed with friends and couple will go for it for sure.

My Ratings

3.5/5.

--- by Harsh Desai Filmy . . . 

Review of Panipat . . .

Review of Panipat . . .

Nowadays length of the film matters more in favor of audiences who will always prefer to watch 2 hours long film rather than 3 hours. Film is known as 3 hours long picturization but from past some years hardly any film comes which is having 3 hours long length because audiences have no time to get bored for 3 hours if they're getting the entertainment into 2 hours. Still inspite of keeping this beside some film makers we have who always make long running timing films such as Sooraj Barjatya, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Ashutosh Gowariker and some more.
Their stories either must be having a long scale portraying on large canvases or it must be some research based historical drama which can't be told in just 2 hours so they have to make it at least more than two and half hours long to tell the story appropriately.
Ashutosh Gowariker is a director who makes lengthy films all the time whether it was Lagaan, Jodha Akbar, Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Se or Swades all of his films is having more than 2 and half hour run time but plus point is here for his films length doesn't matter for audiences because of engaging screenplay. Ashutosh Gowariker is fantastic in characterization whether it was Mohan or Bhuvan his character building and deep detailed characterization keeps the audiences on the seat for 3 hours. People don't get bored because of it's large canvas presentation.
Ashutosh made Jodha Akbar but it was historical film not a pure war drama even i remembered it as a romantic tale of Jodha & Akbar undoubtedly Hrithik nailed it as Akbar that I can't even imagine anyone else later in lead warrior after i watched Hrithik as Akbar. I watched it later not at the time of release and i regretted for not watching Jodha-Akbar in theatre. It was a truly masterpiece.
Panipat is a story of third battle took place at Panipat between the Marathas and Afghanistan's Kandahar's brutal king Ahmad Shah Abdali (Sanjay Dutt) who enters in Hindostan and wants to achieve Delhi. At that time Peshwa Nanasaheb (Peshwa Nanasaheb) comes to know about it and decides to stop Abdali from doing this. He sends Sadashiv Rao Bhau (Arjun Kapoor) to stop him and story goes on like a biopic of Sadashiv Rao Bhau aka Raya. When trailer released not only me but many of film lovers weren't ready to accept Arjun Kapoor is playing Maratha warrior and in the lead role of Panipat. Trailer was good everyone appreciated Baba's negative role but unfortunately people weren't happy with the lead actor. I was also feeling the same that i have seen Hrithik & Ranveer in this type of roles but will Arjun Kapoor justify the character?
Due to busy schedule i couldn't go for first day but later on Saturday i went into night show i came to know on Saturday that it got opening of only around 4CR which is very less for such a big budgeted film Ashutosh made. Even in night show second day occupancy was hardly 30-40%. Reviews were mixed so only word of mouth could help for collection because fact is Arjun is not a crowd puller while Baba's fans will definitely go but that won't create something big.
Film starts with the narration by leading female actor Kriti Sanon who's playing role of Parvatibai and i think it's the best idea of narration from her point of view. Credits to Ashutosh for not making a female character only supporting as being a good wife but here Parvatibai is having a solid crucial role from starting to end.
Film's length is i think 2 hours and 50 minutes but in this so called war film the only one battle takes place in last 20-25 minutes in Panipat. In the entry scene there is a one small fight sequence but can't consider as a pure fighting scene.
Many stories are untold in the history of India and some brave film makers like Ashutosh takes it into the hand and presenting it to the audiences. Story of the battle of Panipat is patriotic and make us informed about the Marathas bravery & honor of Sadashiv Rao Bhau.
Story telling is in extraordinary way like as always in his films. Direction is also very engaging many scenes make sense. Some detailed informative scenes are there which proves Ashutosh Gowariker is a master of story telling. Writing work is quite simple but somehow suits to the script. Several dialogues on Delhi is resemblance to the current Indian political situations but i personally felt that neither protagonist nor antagonist are having dialogues massy or catchy which is needed for making audiences impress.
Cinematography is magnificent kudos to C.K. Murlidharan for brilliantly capturing battle ground scenes, fort scenes, river scenes etc. Actually there is a lot to write always on DOP of films of Ashutosh or SLB.
Background Score by Ajay-Atul is very nice but quite hype in Abdali's scenes which I didn't like much but overall it's nice. Specially Mard Maratha song composition is very very very nice and fitted at the right place and also creates impact in end. Costume job is quite good most of the time Nanasaheb and Sadashiv Rao Bhau wearing white shows positive side.
Performances plays pivotal role in making this type of films worth watch. Arjun Kapoor a lead actor who's as protagonist unfortunately in my personal opinion not a great choice for this role. He undoubtedly gave his best but in this role he is not suitable hatz off to him for efforts he has given but sometimes we can't connect with the character.
Kriti Sanon as Parvatibai OMG this is her best performance till date. In most of her films she's playing an ordinary role or small role in multi starrer films or just rom com types roles she played in her career but this one is her finest and honest role till date. Finally she emerged as a good actress who's not there to add glamour only but also plays pivotal role in the film. She's so good in her part and not only lends support to Sadashiv Rao Bhau but also fights in one scene which is mind blowing. Her emotional scenes make her good performer. Loved the way she is narrating the story. Hatz off.
There is also one character Samsher Bahadur who is son Bajirao-Mastani and who's living Muslim way of life. Here point to be noted is Sadashiv Rao Bhau doesn't discriminate Hindus or Muslim as he believed that Chhtrapati Shivaji also had Muslim supporters in his team.
One more good Muslim character here is Ibrahim Khan Gardi played by Nawab Shah which is terrifying. He has done superb job & suits in his role.
Padmini Kolhapure, Zeenam Aman & Mohnish Bahl lends very good support. They are appropriate in their roles. Specially Mohnish Bahl nailed it.
Lastly Ahmad Shah Abdali played by Sanjay Dutt looks terrific in Afghani but unfortunately like protagonist i also not impressed much with antagonist. What Allaudin Khilji did sadly Abdali not that much impressive. I love to see Baba in negative role can't forget Agneepath but here he looks devilish, his scenes are terrifying but his dialogues & accents are not matching with the character. Like i said earlier neither protagonist not antagonist having deadly dialogues & Abdali is from Afghanistan but not having a proper Urdu accent. I'm shocked why Ashutosh let it happen. Role of Abdali could have been a way better if it was more realistic.
Overall Ashutosh did good job but it could have been great. Lastly it was one time watch for me not a masterpiece like Jodha-Akbar or any historical film to be remembered for a long time.
For sweat of Ashutosh and his team for it's large scale presentation
3.2/5.
--- by Harsh Desai Filmy . . . 

Review of Commando 3 . . .

Review of Commando 3 . . .

On very first day watched the third installment in Commando series of last Action Hero of Bollywood Vidyut Jammwal. Commando : One Man Army was Kickass action masala totally loved it. Loved Vidyut in Force as Villian but 1st Commando blown my mind and made me big fan of his extraordinary actions. It was personal story of Army Man Karan Singh Dongra which had mixup of romance and actions. Big fan of 1st part of this series. Later Commando 2 arrived director was Deven Bhojani unfortunately  it wasn't a good film undoubtedly Vidyut's stunts were real deal but i personally didn't like the film as i was expecting something more than 1st one and disappointed with it. This year Vipul Amrutlal Shah brought back the Army Man and continue the series with it's third installment. Topic is similar to 2nd part where there is any issue India is facing and this Army Man is being assigned to accomplish the mission and protect the nation. In Commando 3 story is set in London where one Muslim person planning to attack on India at various places and Vidyut is sent there to catch him.
I was so impressed by the trailer because there were mainly two prime reasons one is Vidyut's Actions as I'm big fan of this type of action films specially feeling proud when Bollywood film makers make this type of mind blowing action film & second reason was the Villian. Yes the Negative role here is played by one of the finest actor we have today Gulshan Devaiah. He was OUTSTANDING in Hunterrr, Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota etc kinda films and this time again he came up with Kickass, Badass role and performed it so well.
As i was expecting that critics aren't going to praise it as it has nothing new to offer and this type of stories already we have seen earlier in films. It may not get much sound Box-Office figures as it doesn't have star power because nowadays any usual film with a famous face makes such fine collection at Box-Office but this is for particular targeted audiences who prefer action films like Jackie Chan used to deliver in his time. Youths are definitely gonna watch it may not in theatre but later when it will be released on web but what matters for a films to get the label of hit or super hit is Box-Office collection. So many films are already in the profit before it's release due to rights sold but what matters is Box-Office collection. I'm writing today and i think as per reports it has done business of around 10CR in first two days which is good for Vidyut but not a great business. They have invested money as well as sweat for Actions so they deserve more.
Here as i said what makes film worth watch is Vidyut's Actions and Gulshan's Acting. Story is usual but engaging. It doesn't have much boring scenes length is plus point if they had made it of 2.5 or 3 hours long then it would have been boring.
Direction handled by Aditya Datt and it's good job. He made each scene engaging and thrilling.
Cinematography is very nice. Casting is also good Adah Sharma once again joins Vidyut for the mission and her Hyderabadi accent makes fun. She looks hot and does her part so well and makes scene entertaining. Second actress is Angira Dhar she's also very nice and acts so well. She's stunning as cop officer. Her noticable work was in Love Per Square Foot with Vicky Kaushal other casting is fine.
Gulshan Devaiah OMG what a performer he is. Kudos to him for his mind blowing performance. His role is well written too. He is so brutal and gives damn thrill to the audience. From his anger to dialogues from his spectacles to acting everything Kickass. I loved it completely. So much respect for your dedication. So natural.
Lastly what takes this series to the next level is real deal actions of my most fav Action Hero of recent times none other than Vidyut Jammwal. It's his time for sure no one else can beat him in doing stunts by himself. From his entry scene to climax all the fights he nailed it completely. He is our Indian Jackie Chan. Hatz off to him for his dedication and i must say he should do it more and more because it's his age where he can give back to back action masalas.
Overall it was a decent entertaining one what i was expecting and as i am big fan of Vidyut's Actions i liked it. It is not like the first one but definitely better than second part.
My Ratings
3.5/5.
--- by Harsh Desai Filmy . . . 

Review of War . . .

Review of War . . .

Initially Siddharth Anand used to make soft rom com films or emotional drama we can say like Salaam Namaste, Tara Rum Pum, Bachna Aye Haseeno etc later in 2014 he came up with a high octane Action flick which was the official remake of Hollywood film Knight and Day. His tie up with Hrithik Roshan worked. Bang Bang got mixed reviews from the critics but action masala lovers praised the film and it became successful at Box-Office.
Once again the Director brings the another BIG action film with deadly superhero of Bollywood none other than Hrithik Roshan. This time it's not a remake but originally written by producer Aditya Chopra and Siddharth Anand along with Sridhar Raghavan wrote Screenplay and Abbas Tyerwala wrote the dialogues. Released exactly after 5 years of Bang Bang on Gandhi Jayanthi Holiday of 2nd October 2019.
Now point is what to expect from the director who made earlier action film with same protagonist, what to expect from the production house which made Dhoom series, Tiger series etc action masalas.
War released along with 2 more films one is Sye Raa by MEGASTAR CHIRANJEEVI in a lead role, another is Hollywood film's very appreciated and loved character Joker. Standing out at Box-Office along with these films is tough task but in India ratio of Mass audiences is much higher than class and main target of War is mass only. War is for those who like action, thriller, stylish, Hero oriented with full masala entertainment for 3 hours. Those who find logics in this kind of film will be disappointed, those who expect some unusual piece of cinema will not be satisfied with it. It's only for mass entertainer who just want to watch and get thrilled in action sequences, hand to hand hard hitting fight scenes, car chasing, bike stunts, with some unexpected twists and turns, a film in which two superheroes grooving on the dance floor and plus as seen in the trailer this time both the heroes are against each other. Hrithik VS Tiger.
Not gonna write much about the story but there are some more important points to be discussed. Screenplay is engaging and thank God it didn't bore me like Saaho's weak screenplay. All people were so excited for Saaho but then came the trailer of War and most of the audiences including me was waiting for it. Saaho turned out so bad not only critics but public also didn't like the film. Even the protagonist couldn't save the film like many times happened in Bollywood that if film fails to impress the audiences then the Hero is the one who takes the whole film on his shoulder and makes it worth watch for fans for example Dhoom 3, Chennai Express etc.
War has all the ingredients what a commercial film requires. Mainly it is an action film so it has so many MIND BLOWING action sequences, it's War film between Hero-Villain with so many twists and turns from starting to climax each new turn will give you wow feeling if you're die hard fan of hardcore suspense thriller. Definitely predictable but still people can enjoy the twists as film is so engaging. I personally liked many parts of the film but what i was expected before going to the theatre is only Actions Actions and Actions. I'm big fan of Hrithik Roshan since years. I'm so happy to see him in role of Kabir in this film like what i saw in 2006 Dhoom 2. I loved the style and stunts of Hrithik in Dhoom 2 and Krrish. Once again he made me fall in loved with his actions. No matter what critics will say but it's a sure shot entertaining film for me. yes agree that it's not the best film or best role ever played by Hrithik but yet it's not a bad like nowadays all those people spread messages who even haven't seen the film. It's enjoyable with Friends and Family. I loved many actions scenes except the one in Military Plane it wasn't well directed according to me while rest are MIND BLOWING, FANTASTIC, OUTSTANDING what Bollywood really needed since long time. It's fact that Indian audiences won't like these kind fo action films if Bollywood is making but if Hollywood is making the same then they'll love it. Like Fast and Furious series Indian people loved even i loved but i can't deny fact that Bollywood is also making some nice action entertainers not all but some are definitely great ones.
Music is ok but no so good like Dhoom 2. BGM is ok but not up to the mark. What made my eyes satisfied was Excellent cinematography by Benjamin Jasper. It was great watch of various landscapes of different places or countries. Awesome DOP work.
Performance by Vaani Kapoor is good as she has only small role, Anupria Goenka is damn good as always loved her in many roles, Ashutosh Rana is good but not a great from him.
Here challenging role was for Tiger Shroff. Tiger is still considered as new comer. Matching and standing out with a person who is in the film industry since two decades, who's much better actor than him, who has so much higher fan following than him is really very tough for Tiger. And specially when he's his Guru in the film and also in the real life. Yes Tiger learned so much from Hrithik Roshan. In fight sequence hitting on his chest or face must be difficult for Tiger as he admired him a lot but being in the job of acting he has to do. I loved stunts, fights and dance of Tiger Shroff since Heropanti but don't like his acting. He's below average actor for me but became big fan of his actions like Vidyut Jamwal.
This time Tiger's performance is quite better than his previous films and quite innocent role too. His entry fight is extremely good and he proves that he's so fit for the fights. But performance wise people will compare them so from my point of view he is nowhere close to Hirthik. (Guru Guru Hota Hai Chela Chela Hota Hai). He's assigned to eliminate Kabir (Hrithik) who was also Indian soldier once. Chasing sequence is the best scene of the film and i was so happy to see them together. Good luck to Tiger for better future. It's his best performance till date.
Now the mainly performance of Hrithik Roshan. It's an out and out Hrithik Roshan's film. The only superhero of Bollywood is back with bang. It gives me goosbumps when he's performing a high octane actions. Loved him since beginning of his career. Loved his action films as well as those in which he gave spectacular performance such as Jodha Akbar, Kaabil or recently released Super 30. I'm big fan of his charismatic swag. He's in full form here too. He's very successful and i count in the category post Khans, Kumar and Devgn. Undoubtedly finest actor cum star. It's rare combination of so much talent and look together. He's the perfect example of Handsome Hunk. As a Kabir he shines throughout the film. From his entry scene with Helicopter to stunts to bike chase to dialogues with Tiger etc fantastic and gave me joy. No matter what other actor casted besides him but from the core of my heart voice comes out that Hrithik Is Hrithik. No one can beat him in dance or actions or acting.
On the whole it was entertaining as i am a massy film lover i enjoyed it specially for BREATHTAKINGLY AWESOME Hrithik Roshan. Congratulations to Yash Raj Films for a sure shot hit.
My Ratings
3.7/5.
--- by Harsh Desai Filmy . . . 

Review of Section 375 . . .

Review of Section 375 . . .

It's second directorial venture of Ajay Bahl who first made B.A.Pass which was brilliant piece of cinema at least i believe. It was loved by many filmy buffs but not sure whether successful at Box-Office or not. He's back with his second film which also has unusual story like first one.
Section 375 is based on very relevant issue of current situations in India or world.
Touching a women without her consent is a crime and doesn't matter if it's your own wife. She has to give her consent for sexual activities no man can touch her without it. This was highlighted so well in film Pink. Here it's not about this topic but Rape case is something like this.
1 junior assistant of costume designer (Meera Chopra) files a case against a film director (Rahul Bhatt) who forced her for sexual activity in his home.
Court sentence him 10 Years prison and then 1 lawyer Tarun (Akshaye Khanna) believes that he didn't rape her and this case against him seems a false allegations and takes his case. While his own old intern is against him who's fighting case for the victim and then really very hard hitting court room drama film begins.
It throws light on recently MeToo movement happened in India specially in the film industry where females are abused and unfortunately due to lack of support or fear of society they keep it hidden but some brave woman came ahead and talked publicly about whatever happened with them during working hours.
Still the main plot of the film is not that I'm going to be more clear as it's not typical film where rape case is being discussed in the court and at the end accused gets the sentence to death or anything like that. It's not a film totally on MeToo movement however it's a film about Justice VS Law. Yes when the film begins Akshaye Khanna tells there's a difference between the Justice and Law.
Some films raise questions after it's release and this one also raised question that why MeToo there should be MenToo, another thing is why film is showing girls are allegate wrongly guys if the relationship doesn't work out.
I think there can be so long debate or arguments on the topic of sexual consent but here more I'm going to tell about the film not the topic much.
It's a court room drama film but thank God to writers for writing such an engaging script so we can not have to bear that typical "Milord" kinda stuffs in the court or"Mai Geetha par hath rakh ke kasam khata hu" types.
From the very beginning of court scenes both the lawyers speaks some brilliantly written dialogues which is a great start to take it ahead and deep in the topic. Very skillful and tight screenplay.
Direction is top notch specially all the courtroom scenes are well balanced and didn't bore me for a single minute. Ajay Bahl sir hits the right chord once again after B.A.Pass.
Besides writing and direction what court drama needs is performances by the actors. Richa Chadda as victim's lawyer simply solid. Very nice presentation by her. She impressed with her several good dialogues. Kruttika Desai as one of the judges is also superb, Anup Chaudhary is also fantastic as Judge.
Meera Chopra does her job so well. She's damn good actor and played her role of victim Anjali very well.
Rahul Bhatt is amazing as always. He played role of accused film director Rohan Khurrana. Such a fantastic actor.
But lastly whosl eats all these actors with his OUTSTANDING performance is yes none other than one of the finest and unfortunately underrated actor of Bollywood Akshaye Khanna. OMG what an acting. Just superb role play of criminal lawyer Tarun Saluja. I loved his performances in many fo his films and surprisingly he makes me wonder with each of his unusual performance in recent times. Unfortunately he wasn't used properly else he would have definitely some awards with him in his home.
I think an appropriate choice for this role. Hatz off.
Those who have not watched the film and after reading going to watch it please don't miss the climax the very end of film. Because from starting almost end you will have some thoughts but in the climax that may change so powerful climax.
Lastly i would say it may leave you with some questions or you'll be confused which side you're but see it as Justice vs Law not like Man VS Woman film.
For this hard hitting powerful drama and specially for brilliant performance by Akshaye Khanna
My Ratings
4/5
--- by Harsh Desai Filmy . . . 

Review of Dream Girl . . .

Review of Dream Girl . . . 

Dialogue writer Raaj Shaandilya's debut as a director Dream Girl arrived on this Friday. I was officially busy on first day till night so caught it on Saturday night in theatre. I read reviews which were mostly positive. What i expect from Ayushmann Khurrana's film is different yet engaging story & his stellar performance to make it worth watch for me.
I loved his performances many times. His dedication towards the role and selection of the scripts all the times makes me more excited to wait and look forward for his upcoming films.
Dream Girl in which he plays role of Karam who's working at various dramas where het gets role of any lady character because he has talent to talk in the voice of girl. He's not getting a decent job which can help him to pay off the loans taken by his father (Annu Kapoor). He finally meets a person (Rajesh Sharma) who's running a call center and offers him a job in which he has to call people and talk to them as Pooja. Later story continues with this job and he meets Maahi (Nushrat Bharucha) and what ups and downs happens in his life is shown in the film.
Story is fresh while screenplay is predictable but dialogues written so brilliantly which makes the film out and out entertainer and one of the nice comedy film of this year or recent times. Obviously because director is already an experienced dialogue writer and in his film too he wrote such a witty humourous yet sometimes hard hitting dialogues. Hatz off to Raaj Shaandilya Sir for this.
Several dialogues are so so so funny such as Ayushmann offers a seat to lady in a bus when he returns from an interview without getting a job "Aap Yahan Baith Jaiye Mai To Waise Bhi Ghar Pe Baitha Hi Rehta Hun"
Rajesh Sharma tells him to read the agreement before signing Ayushmann tells "15-17 saal padhai hi ki hai kuchh nahin mila".
Vijay Raaz' best dialogue besides his all the poetries in the film "Policewale agar kisi ko kuchh dene lage to fir kahe ke Policewale" this was so funny at the same time hard hitting.
What a writing. Loved it.
Performances by supporting cast is outstanding. Vijay Raaz superb as Police Constable who's drunk and poet most of the time. Nidhi Bisht is also playing deadly role whose heart is broken three times by various boys and he has no more faith in boys now. Abhishek Banerjee who's playing Brahmchari brother of Nushrat Bharucha is also funny and enjoyable.
Manjot Singh as friend of Ayushmann is also superb and has got some very good lines. He has done good job. Rajesh Sharma is also good in his role.
Nushrat Bharucha looks stunning and beautiful. He plays her part so well but doesn't have much to do besides lending support to Ayushmann.
Annu Kapoor is one of my fav performers who never disappoints with their performance. Whether that's Jolly LLB2 or this or any of his film i remember he has done superb dialogues delivery and out and out watchable character. Here he's playing role of father of Ayushmann who's lost his wife earlier and stayed whole life alone with his son.
Annu Kapoor has so much potential and he's a true theatre artist who can act brilliantly all the time. Here he doesn't have much important or detailed role but still when his scene comes he steals the show. He's mind blowing.
Lastly the one who's the main positive point of the film is Ayushmann Khurrana. He's the one who accepted many challenging roles in his short span of career. From Vicky Donor to Andhadhun to this loved him most of his films. Here the role of girl who's many times earlier portrayed by many brilliant actors in the history of Bollywood also for comedy many TV shows using the idea of transformation of a boy in the role of girl is great watch for an audiences.
Role of Karam/Pooja both extremely well played by him. For me it's not his best performance or best film but yet it's an entertaining and also gives message in the climax part. It's our good luck to see films of an actor like Ayushmann who's doing thrillers like Andhadhun and same time comedies like Badhaai Ho and this one. It's our fortune to have very talented actor like him in the industry. He's one of the best performers of coming age.
Many congratulations to him and best wishes for his super success ahead.
Music of the film is also ok i loved Radhe Radhe track.
Overall for me it was entertaining, engaging and specially for outstanding performance by Ayushmann Khurrana i will go with
3.5/5.
--- by Harsh Desai Filmy . . . 

Review of Chhichhore . . .

Review of Chhichhore . . .

I really didn't like the trailer of this film because it seemed typical college story kinda film and specially older looks of the cast are not convincing for me. I found it below average and expected that it's going to be a soft comedy drama like many film makers delivering every year and rarely one or two of them have the right content. I loved work of Director Nitesh Tiwari in Dangal but trailer of Chhichhore didn't impress me much so i didn't go on first day of it's release generally i go on Friday for most of films. When i looked at the calendar of up coming Bollywood films then there are two more films Dream Girl & Prassthanam that I'm thinking to watch it in theatre. I was not curious for Chhichhore.
 On first day i found reviews on social media and unexpectedly maximum of reviewers were giving thumps up to this film. Many people compared this with 3 Idiots or Jo Jeeta Wahi Sikander kinda films. My friend also talked to me regarding this and finally i decided to watch on Sunday.
Nitesh Tiwari ji who directed a content driven blockbuster Aamir Khan starrer Dangal came up with another good entertaining and wonderful film Chhichhore. Story set in College Days includes Emotions, Sports, Comedy and mix up all these ingredients a predictable yet engaging film emerged.
Writing of the film is backbone. Excellent Performances by Sushant Singh Rajput, Taher Raj Bhasin, Varun Sharma, Shraddha Kapoor and other supporting cast. Still i stay unconvinced with their old age look but besides this there is a lot to enjoy it the film.
wonderful message " it's okay to be a Looser sometimes" it works so well.
Flashbacks with introduction of each character is very well directed, various Sports in college is also nice part of the film, Entry of Taher is brilliant, Friendship of them definitely reminded me of Hirani's 3 Idiots. There are some enjoyable scenes but double meaning dialogues to create a humor is what makes the film adult and i can't give a label of family film to this and yes definitely you can enjoy it with college friends or specially if you stayed in hostel it's time to relieve your old memories with it.
Shraddha Kapoor doesn't have much to do but looks nice and delivered her performance with and ease. I'm happy that she's improving her acting skills with Stree or Saaho or Chhichhore. I didn't like her in earlier films. Good luck to sweetie.
SSR is damn good in college time while in older look he didn't justify or i think i didn't like it. Not his great performance but good one.
Rest casting is so nice and all of them delivered superb performances.
It's light hearted emotional drama yet fun ride. Title could've been something else more suitable.
My Ratings
3.4/5.
--- by Harsh Desai Filmy . . . 

Review of Mission Mangal . . .

Review of Mission Mangal . . .

Jagan Shakti's directorial debut with creative help of concept oriented film maker R Balki released on Independence Day. Mission Mangal released on a day when our ISRO completed 50 years. Nation was celebrating Independence Day as well as Rakshabandhan Festival along with that there were something else to celebrate holiday with families, friends etc. On 15th August 2 big films arrived Mission Mangal & Batla House, 1 Hollywood film released in India Once Upon A Time In Hollywood and in addition to these 1 web series released by Netflix which is Sacred Games Season 2.
So for film lovers like me it was celebration. I went for Mission Mangal on very first day.  Being fan of Akki i have to watch his films on first day of it's release.
A true story based on Mars Orbited Mission a historical job by scientists of ISRO. It has patriotism, it is a tale of pride of nation and Bollywood film makers have Akshay Kumar as always first choice for portraying as a lead.
Akki did many films in his this inning such as Kesari, Airlift, Baby, Holiday, PadMan, Toilet-Ek Prem Katha etc which are based either on true stories or it has full dozed patriotism.
Akki playing a lead of Mission Director who's handling the Mission to reach Mars. Followed by Second lead is Vidya Balan who's the one which steals the show besides Akki. She has very pivotal role in the Mission and also in the film. Rest team which joins the Mission are played well by other Actors.
Sonakshi Sinha is very good in her role, Sharman Joshi didn't have much to do but still his role was enough to make people laugh in the theatre. Nithya Menen did very good job in her first Hindi film. Kirti Kulhari a Muslim girl finding a house in Bangalore to live also lends good support in the Mission, Lastly in the team my most fav Taapsee Pannu OMG she looks damn beautiful in her look and she also did fantastic job here. I loved Taapsee in her Saree look more. I think in straight hair she looks damn stunning. Loved her. Vikram Gokhale as a director of ISRO is superb.
It's story of victory of scientists of ISRO. Mission Mangal is entertaining, engaging, high concept, patriotic and definitely a good watch for families and specially ladies would love to watch it because it already has Mahila Mandal to accomplish a Mission. It's enjoyable with family except only one scene where (Taapsee is learning driving).
Inspite of having use of English writing work is something which makes film more massy entertaining.
It has some really good scenes which deserve applaud specially in climax when efforts of ISRO scientists to send satellite from Earth to Mars succeeds all the citizens feel proud for the triumph.
It has great references such as picture of Vikrambhai Sarabhai, some brilliant talks of former president of India and Scientist of ISRO Dr.A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Sir whom i admire and respect a lot well every Indian loves him for his unforgettable contribution to science and nation.
Screenplay is predictable but still an engaging due to portions of various actors in appropriate time. Akki and Vidya is having more space than Taapsee, Sharman, Kirti etc stayed unutilized.
Music is not an important for the film but Background Score is nice.
Debutant Director succeed to deliver an entertainment on this holiday.
It's good to see Akki is doing films on patriotism, social issues, true incidents which makes his career more successful. It's his time to earn as much as stardom in coming few years and proves himself a SUPERSTAR. He is having very good pipeline for 2019-2020 with different genres of films. Good luck to him for super success.
On the whole i liked it and would recommend ladies, families and fans to have a good time in holiday/weekend. I'm sure it's going to have a sound Box-Office collection.
My Ratings
3.7/5.
--- by Harsh Desai Filmy . . .

Review of Article 15 . . .

Review of Article 15 . . .

Anubhav Sinha last year made a film called Mulk in which i was so emotionally invested and loved it so much. It was story of a Muslim family and lives of Muslims live in the nation addressed brilliantly. If i look back to his old work then Dus comes to mind which is my all time favorite entertaining film. From Tum Bin, Ra.One or Dus to Mulk & Article 15 from fictional entertainment to social issue of the nation based films he emerged as successful director.
It is based on discrimination between castes, centuries stupid caste system and atrocities. Story set in Laalganv of UP state where Ayushmann Khurrana gets transfer as an IPS officer and deals with the case of Honor Killing of 3 girls. Later story unfolds it's not an honor killing but gang rape and murder and 2 bodies found lynched on the tree while 1 girl is still missing and story goes on. It has suspense, social drama, thrill, an eye opener message. It is not high octane cop thriller neither it's an soft hearted film. It has some ground breaking sequences which are eye opener for all the Indian citizen.
In our country what's going wrong not only the fault of government but people themselves are creating mess in the society by breaking Indian constitution.
This film highlights the fundamental rights of humans no matter which caste he/she belongs to. In Article 15 of Indian Constitution there's main thing which everybody needs to know about Prohibition of Discrimination on the grounds of Religion, Caste, Sex or Place of birth etc. It gives message on equality. There is no one in the nation who's caste or religion is upper than other. All are same and there has to be the right to equality. Government and people themselves should stop discriminate among society.
Film is so relevant and kept me thinking again and again whether I'm one of them who's doing this shit or not? I confess here that once upon a time i was when i had no knowledge of any religion or caste or i can say when i was immature. During up bringing children get to know these shit things from their environment like you're from upper caste you should not eat, play or even touch the lower caste children and if you're doing this by mistake then quickly wash your hands or bath. This is what our Indian children learn during getting adult & most shitty thing is they keep doing this even after getting their education. I really feel so awkward or shameful or sad whenever I'm seeing this kind of discrimination nowadays in 2019.
In film there are some breathtaking scenes which proves writing and direction of the story is what makes film worth watch.
Manoj Pahwa feeding biscuits to dog because he has sympathy for them at the same time he hates lower caste people such as Dalits.
Followed by Ayushmann asking castes to all of his team,
Ayushmann is talking to her love regarding issues he faces,
Kumud Mishra explains to Manoj Pahwa what to do if Sir is asking me about the case in details,
Manoj Pahwa runs towards Kumud Mishra to talk with him,
Whole team pre climax walking in the mud lake to find the missing girl,
During interval Ayushmann is sticking Article 15 on notice board of police station and Vande Mataram is playing in background,
Mohmad Zeeshan Ayyub having conversations with Ayushmann in his cameo,
Resembles of Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar and M.K.Gandhi leaves very good impact in the screenplay.
Last but most powerful and gave me goosebumps and made me sad was one guy who's cleaning gutter and later Ayushmann address that thing to CBI officer that they what we call rubbishy Maadarjat cleaning dirt of our society.
All of these scenes and some more make the film must watch for all the Indians. If we don't watch it then who's gonna watch it?
Cinematography is top notch, village scenes, forest scenes, lake scenes etc shot superbly.

Background Music is also very nice. Thank God it doesn't have unnecessary songs. Vande Mataram and in climax there's Vaishnav Jan To songe in background.

Performances by Manoj Pahwa, Kumud Mishra, Two actresses, Mohmad Zeeshan Ayyub (Cameo) and other casting brilliant.
Ayushmann steals the show with his intense acting. Ayushmann Khurrana is not a superstar or crowd puller hero but definitely his choices of the film is crowd puller and with this he becomes a star as well as labelling himself as versatile actor. He proved himself in Badhaai Ho or Shubh Mangal Savdhan & i became his biggest fan after Andhadhun. I wish he may achieve lot of success in future. Hatz Off.
Writing work is OUTSTANDING. Direction is FANTASTIC. It's and engaging thriller of recent times.
Note my words it's gonna do decent business at Box-Office due to word of mouth publicity. It's not a film which can break records of first day collection or 100cr or 200cr clubs but for sure it's going to earn what it deserves.
It's definitely recommended to the people of India. Go watch and learn a lot from this one regarding fundamental rights.
Overall one of the finest films came out this year. Kudos to Anubhav Sinha, Ayushmann Khurrana and team Article 15.
3.8/5.
--- by Harsh Desai Filmy . . . 

Review of Kabir Singh . . .

Review of Kabir Singh . . .

So finally Sandeep Reddy Vanga made a hindi version of one of my most favorite Telugu films Arjun Reddy. For me which is 5/5 stars ratings film. It's not just a film but NASHA. A truly masterpiece. I'm personally so much connected with Arjun Reddy. There are 2 love stories with I'm connected so much one is Tere Naam & 2nd Arjun Reddy. 

Some times back when i heard the news of it's remake in Hindi i was scared whether it will be enough good to re watch that story in hindi or it will ruin the original one. Casting of Shahid will be appropriate choice or not? Then relief came when i got to know that same director Sandeep Reddy Vanga is making a hindi version.
Teaser released last month and in teaser they added one of the best scenes of film when Kabir Singh shouts badwords on call when he gets to know that some guys misbehaved with his love Priti (Kiara Advani) in the name of Holi. I was amazed with that teaser and damn excited to watch it.
Story already i knew and nothing much changes they did in this so all i wanted was to re live the world of a true lover and by profession surgeon who is addicted to cigarettes smoking, alcohol consumption, drugs & SEX and became a self destructive person with ZERO at anger management. He ruins his life when he doesn't get Priti. His character is so negative at the same time so caring and possessive when it comes to his loved one. I don't support alcohol or drugs consumption i want to make one thing clear here that i loved the film Arjun Reddy and Kabir Singh but i don't promote to follow him. Specially youths never ever be this kind of person who destroys his life. Take positive things from this character such as Loving, Caring and Study. He's ranker in his field. It's combination of good sides and bad sides of a lover.
When i watched Arjun Reddy in Telugu with subtitles i was hangover till 3-4 days. I was so disturbed at the same time in love with the character. From the core of my heart i had immense respect for Vijay for playing such a fantastic role.
Shahid Kapoor also did the same magic. I really loved Shahid in some of his films such as Vivah, Haider, Kaminey etc where he showed us that he's is a good actor and it needs some great directors to bring that natural acting from him. Here too he proves himself as a fantastic actor. When he came in the industry and did some films people thought he will be the next SRK but unfortunately his career didn't work well but yes in some films he proved that he has that potential of being solid actor but it doesn't come out all the time like SRK.
Nothing much to write about the scenes because it is almost same as Arjun Reddy. Music is one of the big positive point for the film. Whenever Bollywood adapts a film from South or other industry they provide solid music to attract audiences. E.g. Wanted, Rowdy Rathore, Ghajini etc.
Background Msuic is damn good. Entry scene of Kabir Singh, when he rides Royal Enfield Bullet BGM works like an additional screenplay.
Kiara Advani steals the show. She's so beautiful and natural in the role of Priti. Loved her. I wish he may get more work as lead post this one.
Other casting is very nice. Actor who plays role of Kabir's friend is superb. & Who plays brother of Kabir is damn good.
Actually there is so much to write up about the character of Arjun Reddy or Kabir Singh and that can be a long long article but here i will end up writing this review of film in short.
As it is remake and i watched original one so no more technical discussion about the film but yes they handled with quality if it was made by any other Director then it might not be this much good.
I would recommend fans of Shahid go and watch the film. Those who have seen Arjun Reddy they might not like this so much but it's definitely worth watch. It's also for those who's in the acting field to learn what is role playing go and watch. It's for those who believe in TRUE LOVE and to know whether love makes life live or in some cases love makes life hell.
Overall for their efforts and specially for Shahid i will go with
4.3/5.
--- Harsh Desai Filmy . . . 

Review of Romeo Akbar Walter (RAW) . . .

Review of Romeo Akbar Walter (RAW) . . .

Like Akshay Kumar nowadays John Abraham is also doing such films which are having a patriotism elements. RAW aka Romeo Akbar Walter is a story of a banker who's also interested in doing some plays once called in the office of Research and Analysis Wing for a mission of spying at Pakistan before the war of 1971. That time Pakistan was divided into two parts east Pakistan and west Pakistan later that became an independent from Pakistan and took an entity of Bangladesh.

A RAW agent who live in another country and spys for India we have seen several times in Bollywood. Last year Meghna Gulzar made a wonderful film named Raazi starring Alia Bhatt was also based on same theme and like that Romeo Akbar Walter is also inspired by true events happened during the world war before 1971.

I'm big fan of action, thriller, crime saga, gangsters life or a suspens spy films etc. Generally I don't miss these genres.

RAW doesn't have actions but it has thrills and patriotism. It doesn't turn out to be the best of this genre and superior like Raazi and not even stylish like Salman Bhai's Tiger series but still it has something that i enjoyed.

As i read reviews on first day that it's not good one but as i said I'm big fan of this genre so i didn't skip it and went it on very first day for night show. I loved John Abraham's Madras Cafe in which he proved himself a solid actor. Then i liked Parmanu which came last year. I also enjoyed his action thriller Rocky Handsome but i didn't like his Dishoom or Satyamev Jayate which were also having patriotism theme. RAW is for me placed between somewhere of these films. It's not great like Madras Cafe and neither weak like Dishoom kinda films. It has technical problems such as not engaging screenplay but still it managed to be a good watch for me. I liked it in many parts while somewhere it was slowing down.

I must say some dialogues are very well written. Jackie Shroff tells to Romeo during training to be Akbar and go to Pakistan and live there as a spy agent.

Cinematography is marvellous. It seems real Pakistan i don't know exactly where it was shot in Baroda (Vadodara) or Mumbai but several locations are mind blowing. When an ISI officer (Sikander Kher) runs behind John and Azaan is playing in background is AWESOME scene and very well shot.

Jackie Shroff as a RAW officer is very nice. Mouni Roy is also plays her part so well and looks stunning in Saree costume. Sikander Kher also worked nicely.

Lastly John Abraham fans will surely like him for these three roles he's playing as Romeo Akbar and Walter. He's not as good as he was in Dhoom or Madras Cafe but still his facial expressions specially as Akbar he nails it.

Inspite of technically weak i found it a good watch specially for John Abraham. Not writing it's negative points here and ending my review with one best line of the films which i loved the most

"Jab Mai Tumhe Kahu Tumari Chaay Thandi Ho Gayi Hai Iska Matlab Yeh Hai Ki Chaay Tumhare Pine Layak Nahi Hai"

People who have seen it will understand this.

Overall all for another spy film for Bollywood 

3.4/5.

--- by Harsh Desai Filmy . . . 

Review of Kesari . . .

Review of Kesari . . .

Watched Kesari on very first day of it's release. But as i was busy in traveling i didn't get time to write about it. Finally sharing my views today.
Akshay Kumar is synonymous of Patriotism. Baby, Holiday, Rustom etc and one more film entered in the list. Kesari directed by Anurag Singh based on the true story of 1897 battle of Saragarhi. 21 Shikhs fought against 10k Afghani Pathans. A pride moment for Shikh community, pride for the nation. Kudos to Karan Johar for producing such a brave untold story.
Nowadays actors like Akshay Kumar, Ajay Devgn and others prefer to choose a film which is based on true events and film makers are also more interested in making on reality level rather than typical fictional stories of Bollywood.
Kesari an engaging action entertainer where director taken care of every departments. Whether it's action sequences or emoutional scenes, dialogues writing and performances by leads everything executed tightly.
Solid story with solid execution makes the film worth watch for Akshay Kumar fans, it's for those who like patriotic films, it's for those who like action masalas and for those who are eagerly waiting for the films coming on untold stories.
I didn't know much about the Saragarhi battle where 21 Shikhs fought against Afghanis therefore this film has became an informative stuff as well as i felt proud of Shikh regiment over 100 years ago where they proved themselves as real heroes.
It's story of bravura and self encouragement. Many motivational lessons are there such as leadership quality in Ishar Singh (Akshay Kumar), self esteem, rise above the fear and smart work.
I really enjoyed the film as it's an action film generally i love action masalas, i loved many well made scenes such as Akshay Kumar's entry sequence where he saves an Afghani women from slaughtered. Ishar Singh taking charge 36 fort and then introduction with other characters. Whole battle fight and climate i enjoyed.
Music is quite ok. Sanu Kehndi track was missing from the film. While background score is nice.
Casting is also nice. Shikhs played their role so well. Rakesh Chaturvedi nailed his role. He's damn good here. Parineeti Chopra didn't have much to do here as she has special appearance only.
Lastly the one and only Akshay Kumar as Ishar Singh FANTASTIC. I have noticed that he has improved his acting skills so much. He's superb at comic timing but film by film he's becoming a versatile actor. Loved his seriousness in Baby and here too he's solid and in full form. He always nails the role of Shikh whether that was Singh Is King or this Kesari. I have been his big fan since Khiladi series so it's obvious thing that i go for his films on very first day.
Execution is very tight therefore it wasn't a boring for a minute.
Overall it's solid entertaining masala film and pride for the Shikh community, pride for the nation and as it came in form of film so pride for Bollywood now.
I think it deserves
4/5
--- by Harsh Desai Filmy . . . 

Review of Luka Chuppi . . .

Review of Luka Chuppi . . .

One more soft romantic comedy from Maddock Films produced by Dinesh Vijan and directed by debutant Laxman Utekar. After getting super success by Stree another low budgeted, soft romantic comedy and family drama they presented. Story of Luka Chuppi set in two small towns Mathura of UP and Gwalior of MP. Tale of two lovers who decide to try a LIVE IN RELATIONSHIP but pretending they're married. It's a story of Guddu (Kartika Aryan) and Rashmi (Kriti Sanon) LIVE IN RELATIONSHIP which is a quite taboo or unusual thing in our country and at one stage families of both involve in this matter and what happens then the film is all about.
With fun ride It tries to throw light on LIVE IN RELATIONSHIP topic which is unfortunately considered bad thing in our country. People and their mentality don't allow to those who want to stay in this kind of relationship before marriage. Knowing a person so well by living with him and then only deciding to get married is called LIVE IN RELATIONSHIP. But due to pressure from society or sometimes in the name of Dharma it's considered as sin.
My personal view on this topic is in the favor of LIVE IN RELATIONSHIP not against it.
Here Guddu belong to middle class Brahmin family who stays with Rashmi who's daughter of political party which is already protesting this kind of relationships in their town for the political cause or in the name of Sanskriti (Culture).
From the beginning it's humorous fun ride. Very well written dialogues and superbly executed scenes. Many scenes are entertaining because of writing and performances while some scenes leave impact.
When Guddu leaves home to go for LIVE IN RELATIONSHIP and in background that Babul track plays from Hum Aapke Hain Kaun is the best scene of the film. What a scene. Loved it. Romantic scenes between Kartik and Kriti make film more watchable. Many comic situational scenes by Pankaj Tripathi, Aparshakti Khurrana, Vinay Pathak etc worth watch. Story is predictable but still humorous writing, excellent performances, engaging execution & background music etc make it a pure entertaining film. Bollywood needs such entertaining films like Badhaai Ho and this rather than sex comedies without quality.
It has some embracing scenes but still it's more family drama than an adult comedy one.
Direction is very good as debut. Simple story with strong topic and entertaining touch.
Music includes remakes more. Cinematography of two small towns is lovely.
Performance Kartik Aryan superb. I liked him in this one more than his previous films. He nailed the role like Akshay Kumar.
Kriti Sanon ufff she looks damn stunning and this time she also acted so well than her previous films. I'm sure once again her fans are going to love her. Obviously she's hot favorite in girls and boys both. Her dressing is also looks sexy.
Other casting superb. All of them done very good job in their respective roles.
So overall it was lovely fun ride for me whatever i was expecting i got to watch in the film.
Nt Ratings
3.4/5.
--- by Harsh Desai Filmy . . . 

Review of Gully Boy . . .

             Review of Gully Boy . . .

One of my favorite female film maker Zoya Akhtar is back with her another classy film named Gully Boy with it's solid hookline #ApnaTimeAayega
I loved first film of Zoya Akhtar Luck By Chance, also loved her post work Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, Dil Dhadkane Do too. Talent is obviously in her blood. Jave Akhtar Sahab then Shbana Azmi then Farhan Akhtar and then there's one more name in the family who make them proud Zoya Akhtar.
Zoya Akhtar proved herself in her very first film Luck By Chance which was not as successful as her other films but i personally loved that film so much than her other films. Gully Boy for me falls in that category. It's an inspirational, class appealing, hard hitting with fascinating characters.
Struggle story of a rapper Murad (Ranveer Singh) from Gully of Dharavi Bombay to Indian Hip-Hop star. He faces almost everything in his life but still passionate about his rap. Zoya Akhtar in 156 minutes covered so many things happen in life of protagonist such as Failure, His Mother beaten by Father, His Father marries another women, Break Up situation with his childhood love Shafina (Alia Bhatt), Dissatisfaction at corporate work, Fight with friends, etc etc but still that passion i could find his eyes to be a rapper. During his struggle time when he had nothing except strong support from his Love Shafina who loves him so much and she always wants his undivided attention towards her and if she doesn't get it then she can break a bottle on someone's head whoever is going to take him away from her. She's brave, she's cute, supportive, ambitious and so much possessive for Murad.
This film can only be understood by those class audiences which preferred Zoya Akhtar's previous chocolates. This might not get more appreciation from single screen cinemas audiences but undoubtedly multiplex and youth are going to make it a blockbuster. It's musical entertaining yet yields powerful social message. It's hookline #ApnaTimeAayega already created high buzz in youngsters. It's definitely for those who prefer inspirational films. I personally in my life face a lot problems whether it's about career or personal life but whenever i get to watch these kind of characters like Murad i inspired from them and positivity stays with me. #ApnaTimeAayega is a new inspirational line for youth and when first time i heard the song when released i was amazed with this track and i have been listening daily since it's release. It gives me so much positivity and goosbumps.
Now talking about film Gully Boy has everything whatever can be expected from these kind of films. Zoya Akhtar has done brilliant job as a director. She executed this story so well. Writing work of Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti makes it superior. Fantastic writing job such as dialogues or raps each and every thing is situational.
Many scenes of film proves that Zoya Akhtar is a super talented film maker. I'm in love with her work. Murad's home scene where foreigners come to visit his home and he recognizes one of them wore t shirt where there was a picture of pop star NAS and then he speaks his lyrics. Meeting of Murad and Shafina in Bus or Bridge or outside her Home, Driving job of Murad, Murad fights with his father for Mother, His job at his uncle's company, his auditions for contest, his pairing with MC Sher (Siddhant Chaturvedi) his serious scenes with Sky (Kalki Kochelin), Making of Meri Gully Mein song, Doori song, and last but the most powerful sequence of the film when he perfomes on #ApnaTimeAayega all these scenes are masterfully directed and make it masterpiece.
Music is the heart of the film. Brilliant and outstanding. songs are going to stay with me for long time. Totally faadu.
Performances by cast is worth watching. Vijay Verma superb, Vijayraaz as a father of Murad fantastic, actress who played mother of Murad also brilliant, One surprise package is Siddhant Chaturvedi who's debutant. Who plays role of MC Sher who's idol for Murad. He lends strong support to main character Murad. He fails at one stage but still he's happy for Murad. Character and Performance won my heart.
Sky played by Kalki Kochelin is under developed character but whatever she had to do she justified with her stellar performance.
Alia Bhatt is electrifying as always. She's gift for Indian cinema. An ambitious Muslim girl possessive for his boy friend, short temper, emotional drama queen etc played with honesty. Take a bow girl. You're the future of Bollywood. Keep giving your best. Love You.
Last thing to write is none other than Ranveer Singh a superstar of coming age. I didn't like this guy in his initial time like Band Baja Barat or Ladies vs Ricky Bahl. I started liking him post his kickass Performance in Goliyon Ki Raasleela Raam Leela then loved him in Lootera, Bajirao Mastani, Padmaavat and Simmba. He's so hard working and dedicating actor. He became a star already. He follows himself. He does whatever his heart says. He's fearless, dashing and sometimes too much in off screen image for his wierd clothing styles which is unbearable for me but undoubtedly he has became one of my favorite new actros. Loved his previous works and this one is more contradiction than his previous Simmba or Khilji characters. Here he's perfect choice. I thought he's going to roar here as a rapper but actually he stays silent too in several situations and that time passion can be seen in his eyes. Take a bow man loads of love for your extraordinary dedication for Gully Boy. Once again you proved yourself. I would say #RanveerKaTimeAagya  cheer daal, faad daal, aane de aane de keep rocking man. Stay crazy.
Overall it's a first film of 2019 about which i wrote.
Special thanks to Zoya Akhtar for bringing such a masterpiece for Indian cinema. Keep giving your best.
My Ratings for Gully Boy - Apna Time Aayega
4.2/5.
--- by Harsh Desai Filmy . . . 

Best of Bollywood 2018 - My Choice . . .

Best of Bollywood 2018 - My Choice . . .

Best Film - Andhadhun (Viacom 18 Motion Pictures & Matchbox Pictures)

Best Director - Nandita Das (Manto)

Best Actor Male - Ranbir Kapoor (Sanju)

Best Actor Female - Alia Bhatt (Raazi)

Best Screenplay - Sriram Raghavan, Arijit Biswas, Pooja Ladha Surti, Yogesh Chandekar & Hemanth Rao (Andhadhun)

Best Story - Mitesh Shah, Adesh Prasad, Rahi Anil Barve & Anand Gandhi (Tummbad)

Best Dialogues - Anubhav Sinha (Mulk)

Best Editing - Pooja Ladha Surti (Andhadhun)

Best Cinematography - (Tummbad)

Best Production Design - Padmaavat

Best Music - Niladri Kumar, Joi Barua & Alif (Laila Majnu)

Best Song of the Year - Chhogada Tara (Loveyatri)

Best Background Score - A.R.Rahman (2.0)

Best Lyrics - Irshad Kamil (Mere Naam Tu) (Zero)

Best Playback Singer Male - Arijit Singh (Binte Dil) (Padmaavat)

Best Playback Singer Female - Ghoomar (Shreya Goshal) (Padmaavat)

Best Choreography - Kruti Mahesh Midya (Ghoomar) (Padmaavat)

Best Action - Tom Struthers (Race 3)

Best Costume Designing - (Padmaavat)

Most Ensemble Cast -  (Manto)

Best Actor in a Negative Role - Ranveer Singh (Padmaavat)

Best Actor in Supporting role Male - Vicky Kaushal (Sanju)

Best Actor in Supporting role Female - Tabu (Andhadhun)

Most Promising Debut Director - Rahi Anil Barve (Tummbad)

Most Promising Debut Actor Male - Ishaan Khatter (Beyond The Clouds)

Most Promising Debut Actor Female - Sara Ali Khan (Kedarnath)

Best Comedian - Pankaj Tripathi (Stree)

Best Non-Hindi Film - KGF (Kolar Gold Fields)

Best Web Series - Sacred Games

Best Docu-Drama Film - Omerta

--- by Harsh Desai . . .